Risk of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections among Children Found to be Staphylococcus aureus MRSA USA300 Carriers

Risk of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections among Children Found to be Staphylococcus aureus MRSA USA300 Carriers

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) carriage and infections and determine risk factors associated specifically with MRSA USA300. Methods: We conducted a case control study in a pediatric emergency depart...

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Main Authors: Lilly Cheng Immergluck, Shabnam Jain, Susan M. Ray, Robert Mayberry, Sarah Satola, Trisha Chan Parker, Keming Yuan, Anaam Mohammed, Robert C. Jerris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus carriage
MRSA
children
skin and soft tissue infection
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4zn7k35w.pdf

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